Octave/Fuzz
The highly coveted Octave Clang has made a triumphant return to Death By Audio's Queens workshop. Long presumed extinct, the OC was never really gone, merely in a state of hibernation—evolving, refining, and enhancing its already extraordinary sound.
In the decade since it disappeared, we revisited the original Clang circuit, ...
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Octave Clang V2
This is my first purchase from Sound Shoppe and I am very happy with the experience and speed of the delivery. I plan on continuing to purchase from Sound Shoppe they are carrying pedals I wasn't even aware of.
On to the pedal:
I knew what I was getting into with the Clang V2 but I'm pleasantly surprised by how useful it is on basses as well as guitars. I've got a passive Fender 5-string, a Schecter 5-string with EMGs, and another 5-string with Nordstrom single blades that can run active and passive.
It's interesting to see how the pedal interacts with other kinds of gain and EQ pedals. My current signal chain is the DBA germanium filter into the V2, into the DG Micro Tubes Infinity. I wouldn't necessarily run them all simultaneously at full tilt but gain staging this way makes me not need a dedicated compressor and adds texture and warmth across the very different basses I own.
On guitar, I've got a tele and a semi-hollow with humbuckers. It definitely reacts differently with humbuckers than with single coils. It can be a lot but with practice it can be tamed. Playing chords with the V2 is gnarly but if you use your volume knob you can get some very warm and delicate textures. I can't recommend it enough.
